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Professional Access Point Administrator Guide
R46.1224.00 rev 2.0 07/06
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Professional Access Point Administrator Guide
Contents
Class and Field Reference
Class Structure, Commands, and Examples
Advanced
Support Information
Robotics Corporation Two 2 Year Limited Warranty
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Administrator Audience
Online Help Features
Recommended Settings, Notes and Cautions
Typographical Conventions
Getting Started
Wireless Features
Features and Benefits
Ieee Standards Support and Wi-Fi Compliance
Security Features
Guest Interface
Clustering and Auto-Management
Networking
What’s Next?
Snmp Support
Maintainability
Professional Access Point
Default Settings for the Professional Access Point
Option Default Settings Related Information
Security Mode None
Ieee 802.11 Mode
Transmit Power
Authentication Type
Administrator’s Computer
What the Access Point Does Not Provide
Required Software or Component Description
Wireless Client Computers
Required Component Description
How Does the Access Point Obtain an IP Address at Startup?
Dynamic IP Addressing
Required Component
Recovering an IP Address
Static IP Addressing
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Unpack the access point
Access Point Hardware and Ports
What’s inside the Access Point?
Connect the access point to network and power
UK Users
Hardware Connections for a Guest Vlan
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Log on to the Web User Interface
Viewing Basic Settings for Access Points
Field Default Setting
Username
Configure Basic Settings and start the wireless network
Default Configuration
Wall Mounting the Access Point
Make Sure the Access Point is Connected to the LAN
Test LAN Connectivity with Wireless Clients
Web User Interface
Navigating to Basic Settings
MAC Address
Review / Describe the Access Point
Field Description
Firmware Version
Administrator Password again
Provide Administrator Password and Wireless Network Name
Administrator Password
Wireless Network Name Ssid
Set Configuration Policy for New Access Points
New Access Points
Field
Update Basic Settings
Summary of Settings
Basic Settings for a Standalone Access Point
Your Network at a Glance Understanding Indicator Icons
Icon Description
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Access Points
Cluster
Navigating to Access Points Management
Understanding Clustering
What is a Cluster?
How Many APs Can a Cluster Support?
What Kinds of APs Can Cluster?
Settings Not Shared by the Cluster
Cluster Mode
Standalone Mode
Cluster Formation
Cluster Size and Membership
Understanding Access Point Settings
Auto-Synchronization of Cluster Configuration
Intra-Cluster Security
Removing an Access Point from the Cluster
Modifying the Location Description
Adding an Access Point to a Cluster
Http//IPAddressOfAccessPoint
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User Management
Navigating to User Management for Clustered Access Points
Viewing User Accounts
Adding a User
Enabling a User Account
Editing a User Account
Enabling and Disabling User Accounts
Real Name
Backing Up and Restoring a User Database
Restoring a User Database from a Backup File
Removing a User Account
Disabling a User Account
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Sessions
Navigating to Session Monitoring
Understanding Session Monitoring Information
User AP Location User MAC Idle Rate
Sorting Session Information
Viewing Session Information for Access Points
Signal Utilization Rx Total Tx Total Error Rate
Refreshing Session Information
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Channel Management
How it Works Overview
Navigating to Channel Management
Understanding Channel Management
Overlapping Channels Background Information
Configuring and Viewing Channel Management Settings
Example a Network before and after Channel Management
Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment
IP Address Band Current Locked
Viewing Current Channel Assignments and Setting Locks
Viewing Last Proposed Set of Changes
IP Address Current Proposed
Change channels if interference is reduced by at least
Use these channels when applying channel assignments
Advanced
Determine if there is better set of channels every
Apply channel modifications even when the network is busy
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Wireless Neighborhood
Navigating to Wireless Neighborhood
Understanding Wireless Neighbourhood Information
Viewing Wireless Neighborhood
Display neighboring APs
Cluster
Neighbors
Viewing Details for a Cluster Member
Details for a Cluster Member AP
Signal
Channel
Beacon Age
Status
Interfaces
Ethernet Wired Settings
Wireless Settings
Events
Log Relay Host for Kernel Messages
SYSLOGD=-r
Setting Up the Log Relay Host
Understanding Remote Logging
Tmp/APsyslog
Etc/init.d/sysklogd restart
Log Relay Host Enabled
Enabled
Relay Host
Transmit/Receive Statistics
Events Log
Name Ssid
Errors
Client Associations
Total Packets
What is the Difference Between an Association and a Session?
Link Integrity Monitoring
Neighboring Access Points
Select AP Detection Enabled
Beacon Int
Type
Privacy
# of Beacons
Last Beacon
Rates
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Ethernet Wired Settings
Advanced
Navigating to Ethernet Wired Settings
Configuring an Internal LAN and a Guest Network
Setting the DNS Name
Managing Guest Access
Enabling and Disabling Guest Access
Guest Access
For Guest access, use
Specifying a Virtual Guest Network
Configuring Internal Interface Ethernet Settings
Virtual Wireless Networks
Default Gateway
Static IP Address
DNS Nameservers
Configuring Guest Interface Ethernet Wired Settings
Updating Settings
Subnet
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Wireless Settings
Navigating to Wireless Settings
Configuring 802.11d Regulatory Domain Support
802.11d Regulatory Domain Support
Configuring the Radio Interface
Configuring Internal LAN Wireless Settings
Mode Channel
Configuring Guest Network Wireless Settings
Read-only field
Understanding Security Issues on Wireless Networks
How Do I Know Which Security Mode to Use?
Security
When to Use No Security
User Authentication
Key Management
Encryption Algorithm
Encryption Algorithms
When to Use WPA/WPA2 Enterprise Radius
Does Prohibiting the Broadcast of Ssid Enhance Security?
How Does Station Isolation Protect the Network?
Navigating to Security Settings
Configuring Security Settings
Broadcast SSID, Station Isolation, and Security Mode
None
Static WEP
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Bits
Transfer Key Index
Key Length
Key Type
Authentication Algorithm
Open System Shared Key Both
Example of Using Static WEP
Static WEP with Transfer KEY Indexes on Client Devices
Ieee
WPA/WPA2 Personal PSK
Authentication Server
Enable Radius Accounting
Radius IP
WPA Versions
Cipher Suites
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise Radius
Key
Enable pre-authentication
Improving the security of the network
Enter the Radius IP
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Guest Login
Configuring Guest Access Using Virtual LANs
Configuring a Guest Network on a Virtual LAN
DSL/T1
Configuring the Welcome Screen Captive Portal
Using the Guest Network
Configuring Guest Access without Virtual LANs
Configuring a Guest Network on a Dedicated Access Point
Virtual Wireless Networks
Navigating to Virtual Wireless Network Settings
One
Configuring VLANs
Virtual Wireless Network
Two
Ton
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Understanding Radio Settings
Radio
Navigating to Radio Settings
Configuring Radio Settings
Status On/Off
Mode
Ieee 802.11b
Super G
Maximum Stations
Rate Sets
Broadcast a subset of its supported rate sets
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Navigating to MAC Filtering Settings
MAC Filtering
Using MAC Filtering
Filter
Stations List
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Load Balancing
Understanding Load Balancing
Specifying Limits for Utilization and Client Associations
Navigating to Load Balancing Settings
Configuring Load Balancing
Load Balancing and QoS
Stations Threshold for Disassocia
Utilization for No New Associations
Utilization for Disassociation
Tion
To apply your changes, click Update Settings
QoS and Load Balancing
Quality of Service
Understanding QoS
802.11e and WMM Standards Support
QoS Queues and Parameters to Coordinate Traffic Flow
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Random Backoff and Minimum / Maximum Contention Windows
Navigating to QoS Settings
Configuring QoS Queues
Configuring AP Edca Parameters
Enabling/Disabling Wi-Fi Multimedia
Configuring Station Edca Parameters
Data 0 Voice
Txop Limit
Transmission Opportunity Limit
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Wireless Distribution System
Understanding the Wireless Distribution System
Using WDS to Bridge Distant Wired LANs
Backup Links and Unwanted Loops in WDS Bridges
LAN Segment
Navigating to WDS Settings
Security Considerations Related to WDS Bridges
Configuring WDS Settings
Bridge with
Local Address
Remote Address
Internal Network
Example of Configuring a WDS Link
Disabled
WEP Key
Local Address
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Navigating to Time Protocol Settings
Time Protocol
Enabling and Disabling a Network Time Protocol NTP Server
NTP Server
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Snmp
Understanding Snmp
Navigating to Simple Network Management Protocol
Allow Snmp SET Requests
Enable Snmp
Read-only Community Name entire
Read-write community name for per
Configuring Your Network Management System
Rebooting and Upgrading Your Access Point Using Snmp
Source hostname or subnet
Ftp//testuser1testuser1@192.168.1.9922/54531.1.23.tar
Rebooting Your Access Point Using Snmp
Upgrading your Access Point
Ftp//192.168.1.100/54531.1.24.tar
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Reboot
Reset Configuration
Upgrade
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Backup/Restore
Navigating to Backup and Restore Settings
Backing up Configuration Setting for an Access Point
Restoring Access Point Settings to a Previous Configuration
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Command Line Interface
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Basic Settings Yes
Described in Backup/Restore on
USR5453-AP login Password
How to Access the CLI for an Access Point
Telnet Connection to the Access Point
USR5453-AP login admin Password Enter help for help
Status
SSH2 Connection to the Access Point
Telnet Function Telnet Command
Status Down
Login as
USR5453-AP#
SSH Function SSH Command
Quick View of Commands and How to Get Help
Commands and Syntax
Set ssh Status
Get log-entry
Command
Get log
Get bss wlan0bssInternal
Command Description
Add radius-user wally
Getting Help on Commands at the CLI
Remove radius-user wally
Command Usage and Configuration Examples
Ready to Get Started?
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Wlan0vwn1
Understanding Interfaces as Presented in the CLI
Interface Description
Vlan1234
Saving Configuration Changes
Get interface vlanVLANID role
Get interface vlan1234 role
Basic Setting Example
Get the MAC Address for an Access Point
Get Both the IP Address and MAC Address
Wlan0wds1 Wds Down Wlan0wds2 Wlan0wds3 USR5453-AP#
Set the Location for an Access Point
Get the Firmware Version for the Access Point
Get the Location of the Access Point
Get the Current Password
Get MAC Addresses for all Access Points in the Cluster
Access Point and Cluster Settings
Cluster Command Example
User Accounts
User Account Command Example
Get All User Accounts
USR5453-AP#get radius-user all name name
Add Users
USR5453-AP#set radius-user samantha password westport
USR5453-AP#set radius-user samantha disabled
USR5453-AP#add radius-user samantha username samantha
USR5453-AP#remove radius-user wally
Status Command Example
Remove a User Account
Larry samantha endora darren
USR5453-AP#get interface br0
Get Current Settings for the Ethernet Wired Guest Interface
Get Current Wireless Radio Settings
USR5453-AP# get log-entry
USR5453-AP# get radio wlan0 detail
Get Status on Events
Priority Daemon
USR5453-AP#set log relay-enabled
USR5453-AP#set log relay-port
USR5453-AP#set log relay-host
USR5453-AP#set log relay-host myserver
USR5453-AP# get log
Get neighbouring Access Points
Get Transmit / Receive Statistics
Get Client Associations
USR5453-AP#get detected-ap
USR5453-AP# get detected-ap
Ethernet Wired Interface
Wired Interface Command Example
Set Up Guest Access
Get Wired Internal Interface Settings
Get Wired Guest Interface Settings
Get Summary View of Internal and Guest Interfaces
USR5453-AP#get interface brguest status down
USR5453-AP#remove bridge-port br0 interface eth0
USR5453-AP# get bss
USR5453-AP#get bridge-port brguest
USR5453-AP# get interface brguest
USR5453-AP#get interface brguest status up
USR5453-AP#get bridge-port br0 Name Interface
USR5453-AP#set dhcp-client status up
Get/Change the Connection Type Dhcp or Static IP
USR5453-AP#get dhcp-client status up
USR5453-AP#get interface br0 detail
USR5453-AP#set interface br0 static-ip
Re-Configure Static IP Addressing Values
USR5453-AP#get interface br0 static-ip
USR5453-AP#get interface br0 static-mask
Wireless Interface
Security
Get Detailed Description of Current Security Settings
Security Command Example
Get the Current Security Mode
USR5453-AP#get interface wlan0 security none
Enable / Disable Station Isolation
Set the Broadcast Ssid Allow or Prohibit
Set Security to Static WEP
Set Security to None
USR5453-AP#set interface wlan0 security none
USR5453-AP#set interface wlan0 security static-wep
Set bss wlan0bssInternal shared-key-authentication on
Set bss wlan0bssInternal open-system-authentication on
Set bss wlan0bssInternal shared-key-authentication off
USR5453-AP#set interface wlan0 wep-key-ascii yes
USR5453-AP#get interface wlan0 detail
Radius Option Example
Set Security to Ieee
USR5453-AP#set interface wlan0 security dot1x
USR5453-AP#set bss wlan0bssInternal radius-ip
USR5453-AP#set bss wlan0bssInternal radius-accounting off
USR5453-AP#set bss wlan0bssInternal radius-key secret
Set Bss
USR5453-AP#get interface wlan0 security dot1x
Set Security to WPA/WPA2 Personal PSK
USR5453-AP#set interface wlan0 security wpa-personal
WPA Option Example
Set bss wlan0bssInternal wpa-cipher-ccmp off
Cipher Suite Option Example
Set bss wlan0bssInternal wpa-cipher-tkip on
Set bss wlan0bssInternal wpa-cipher-tkip off
USR5453-AP#get interface wlan0 security wpa-personal
Set Security to WPA/WPA2 Enterprise Radius
USR5453-AP#set interface wlan0 security wpa-enterprise
Enable Pre-Authentication
Cipher Suite Option
USR5453-AP#set bss wlan0bssInternal radius-key KeepSecret
USR5453-AP#set bss wlan0bssInternal radius-accounting on
USR5453-AP#get interface wlan0 security wpa-enterprise
Enable/Disable the Guest Welcome
Enable/Configure Guest Login Welcome
View Guest Login Settings
Set Guest Welcome Page Text
Configuring Virtual Wireless Network One on Radio One
Configuring Multiple BSSIDs on Virtual Wireless Networks
Review Guest Login Settings
Set interface wlan0vwn1 security wpa-enterprise
Get Ieee 802.11 Radio Mode
Radio Settings
Radio Setting Command Example
Creating VWN Two on Radio One with WPA security
Get Basic Radio Settings
Get All Radio Settings
Get Radio Channel
USR5453-AP#get supported-rate
Configure Radio Settings
Get Supported Rate Set
Get Basic Rate Set
USR5453-AP#set bss wlan0bssInternal dtim-period
USR5453-AP#set radio wlan0 mode g
USR5453-AP#set radio wlan0 beacon-interval
USR5453-AP#get bss wlan0bssInternal dtim-period
USR5453-AP#add basic-rate wlan0 rate
USR5453-AP#set radio wlan0 fragmentation-threshold
USR5453-AP#set radio wlan0 rts-threshold
USR5453-AP#add supported-rate wlan0 rate
MAC Filtering
USR5453-AP#get supported-rate wlan0 rate
Specify an Accept or Deny List
Set bss wlan0bssGuest mac-acl-name Guest
Add MAC Addresses of Client Stations to the Filtering List
Get bss interface mac-acl-mode
Get Current MAC Filtering Settings
USR5453-AP#remove mac-acl Guest mac
USR5453-AP#get bss wlan0bssGuest mac-acl-mode accept-list
Quality of Service
QoS Command
Load Balancing
QoS Command Example
Enable/Disable Wi-Fi Multimedia
About Access Point and Station Edca Parameters
Understanding the Queues for Access Point and Station
Data Access Point Station
USR5453-AP#get wme-queue
Get QoS Settings on the Access Point
Get QoS Settings on the Client Station
Set Arbirtation Interframe Spaces Aifs
Setting Minimum and Maximum Contention Windows cwmin, cwmax
Set wme-queue wlan0 with queue QueueName to aifs AIFSValue
USR5453-AP#set wme-queue wlan0 with queue vo to aifs
Set the Maximum Burst Length burst on the Access Point
USR5453-AP#set wme-queue wlan0 with queue vi cwmin 7 cwmax
Set tx-queue wlan0 with queue QueueName to burst burstValue
USR5453-AP#set tx-queue wlan0 with queue data2 to burst
USR5453-AP#set wme-queue wlan0 with queue vo to txop-limit
Getting Details on a WDS Configuration
Wireless Distribution System
Configuring a WDS Link
USR5453-AP#set interface wlan0wds0 remote-mac 00E0B8761B14
Time Protocol
Set ntp server ntp.instant802.com
USR5453-AP#get ntp detail
USR5453-AP#factory-reset
Reboot the Access Point
Reset the Access Point to Factory Defaults
Keyboard Shortcuts and Tab Completion Help
Keyboard Shortcuts
Tab Completion and Help
Action on CLI Keyboard Shortcut
USR5453-AP#get system v USR5453-AP#get system version
CLI Class and Field Overview
USR5453-AP# set mac-acl
Field Reference on
Has name? \ # of instances? One Multiple
CLI Class Relationships
Class Index
Association
Class Description
Interface
Authenticated
Field Index
Station
Basic-rate
Bridge-port
Bss
Path-cost
Priority
Radio
Status
Description
Beacon-interface
Max-stations
Mac
Dtim-period
Ignore-broadcast-ssid
Cluster
Open-system-authentication
Channel-planner
Cluster-member
No-external-updates
Config
Default
Debug
Detected-ap
Field Description
Beacon-interval
Capability
Type
Beacons
Dhcp-client
Erp
Last-beacon
Debug
Dot11
Host
Dot11d
Static-dns-12
Dns-12
Domain
Static-domain
Interface
Mask
Static-ip
Rx-errors
Type
Static-mask
Rx-multicast
Tx-errors
Rx-compressed
Tx-packets
Ip-route
Log
Jvm
Kickstartd
Gateway
Number
Log-entry
Depth
Time
Message
Mac-acl
Ntp
Server
Portal
Welcome-screen
Welcome-screen-text
Max-bss
Channel-policy
Tx-power
Max-bss
Mode
Fragmentation-threshold
Wmewifinoacktest
Rts-threshold
Load-balance-disassociation-utilization
Snmp
Radius-user
Serial
Ro-community
System
Ssh
Supported-rate
Rw-community
Password-initialized
Password
Encrypted-password
Telnet
Tx-queue
Community
Queue
Web-ui
Wme-queue
Professional Access Point Detection Utility does not find
Possible Solution
Access point
Cannot access the Web User Interface
My wireless device cannot find the wireless network
Possible Solution
Wireless Distribution System WDS Problems and Solutions
Am experiencing poor wireless link quality
Cluster Recovery
Reboot or Reset Access Point
Stop Clustering and Reset Each Access Point in the Cluster
Click Stop Clustering
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Support Information
Country Webmail Voice
UAE
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
Declaration of Conformity
Detachable Antenna Information
Radio and Television Interference
For Canadian Users
Industry Canada IC
UL Listing/CUL Listing
CE Compliance
Declaration of Conformity
Regulatory Channel Frequency
EU Health Protection
EU Detachable Antenna Information
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Robotics Corporation Two 2 Year Limited Warranty
Obtaining Warranty Service
Limitations
Disclaimer
802.2
802
802.1x
802.3
802.11e
802.11b
802.11d
802.11f
AES
Broadcast
Beacon
Bridge
Broadcast Address
CGI
Bssid
Ccmp
CSMA/CA
DNS
DCF
Dhcp
DOM
ESS
EAP
Edcf
Ethernet
Html
Frame
Gateway
Http
Ieee
Infrastructure Mode
Ibss
Intrusion Detection
Jitter
IPSec
ISP
Latency
LLC
LAN
Ldap
MAC
NTP
NAT
NIC
OSI
PHY
Packet
Packet Loss
PID
PPP
PSK
Rssi
Radius
RC4
RTP
Snmp
Ssid
STP
TCP/IP
Supported Rate Set
TCP
Tkip
URL
UDP
Unicast
Vlan
WEP
WAN
WDS
Wins
Wrap
WMM WPA
WPA2
XML
Index
DCF
Ieee
Snmp
WDS
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